7.2% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bowraville · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowraville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Bowraville than in most similar areas. Only 7.2% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is far below the national average. This small share of overseas-born residents has fallen since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry (38%) or English ancestry (35.4%). Other common backgrounds include Scottish (8.7%), Irish (8.6%), and German (2.6%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, sitting at just 7.2%. While 77.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (2.3%) and Nepal (1.8%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bowraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121011/bowraville/topic/ancestry-heritage